AMD FX-6350 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6350 and AMD Athlon II X3 425 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6350

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 6 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
• Around 56% higher clock speed: 4.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1559 vs 1084
• 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4546 vs 1576
• Around 72% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 551 vs 320
• 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2117 vs 788

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1559 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	4546 1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	551 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2117 788

Compare specifications (specs)